spotnoun [ C ]
uk/spɒt/us/spɑːt/spot noun [ C ] (CIRCLE)
B1 a small, usually round area of colour that is differently coloured or lighter or darker than the surface around it:
B1 one of many spots, that form a pattern:
B2 UK a raised, pale red circle on the skin that is temporary:
mainly UK a small amount:
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- He wore a grey tie with pink spots.
- There was a spot of food on his shirt.
- Her back erupted in small red spots.
- There are still a few stray spots of paint on the window pane.
- I felt a few spots of rain so I put my umbrella up.
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Dirt & untidiness
- a dog's breakfast idiom
- bloodstain
- blot
- clutter
- contaminant
- contaminate
- defile
- filthiness
- fleck
- grime
- gunge
- gunk
- muck
- pollutant
- slob
- slovenly
- slut
- smear
- smudge
- speck
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spot noun [ C ] (PLACE)
B2 a particular place:
at the place where an event is happening or has recently happened:
C2 immediately:
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- These plants need a sunny spot with good drainage.
- We found a sheltered spot to have our picnic.
- I found a sequestered spot at the bottom of the garden and lay down with my book.
- I found a nice spot for a bit of sun-bathing.
- Where shall we settle? This looks like a good spot.
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Places and locations
- a place for everything and everything in its place idiom
- action
- core
- direction
- ground zero
- heartland
- location
- oxygen bar
- place
- point
- post
- scene
- seat
- set
- setting
- situation
- station
- stronghold
- the holy of holies
- venue
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spot noun [ C ] (PART OF A SHOW)
a short length of time in a show that is given to a particular performer:
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Spectacles & performances
- act
- amateur dramatics
- amateur theater
- barnstorm
- bullfight
- co-production
- command performance
- curtain-raiser
- double bill
- mano a mano
- performance
- performance art
- premiere
- Punch and Judy show
- pyrotechnics
- tableau
- talent contest
- tattoo
- theatricals
- variety
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Idiom(s)
spotverb
uk/spɒt/us/spɑːt/-tt-spot verb (SEE)
B2 [ T ] to see or notice someone or something, usually because you are looking hard:
used to praise someone who has noticed something:
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- A girl answering the description of the missing teenager was spotted in Hull.
- He was driving at 120 mph when the police spotted him.
- The thieves were spotted by a postman out on his rounds .
- Scott leapted to the rescue when he spotted the youngster in difficulty.
- They were spotted cavorting beside the swimming pool.
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Using the eyes
- before your very eyes idiom
- beheld
- bore
- breathe
- come to sb's attention/notice idiom
- dart
- eye
- feast
- gawk
- get a load of that! idiom
- get him, her, you, etc.! idiom
- keep tabs on sth/sb idiom
- look-see
- observational
- out of/from the corner of your eye idiom
- passer-by
- rest
- sneak
- squint
- visual
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spot verb (RAIN)
[ I ] UK If you say it's spotting (with rain), you mean that a few drops of rain are falling.
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Precipitation: rain
- acid rain
- bucket
- bucket down
- cloudburst
- drizzle
- heaven
- it's raining cats and dogs! idiom
- puddle
- rain gauge
- rainbow
- raindrop
- rainstorm
- rainwater
- Scotch mist
- shower
- sprinkle
- teem
- wash
- washout
- wet
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